| 摘要 |
A rod end bearing (300) comprising a body comprising a ring portion (216) and a rod portion (215). The ring portion (216) comprises a ring having an opening (302, 304), the opening (302, 304) having a center axis. The rod portion (215) comprises a first rod extending radially from the ring in a direction perpendicular to the center axis. The opening (302, 304) having a geometry sufficient to support a substantially spherical ball bearing (218), and permit rotation of the ball bearing (218) inside the ring. The inner periphery of the ring is in contact with the ball bearing (218) and includes a wear coating (502). An antifriction coating (504) is disposed on a surface selected from the group consisting of a surface of the wear coating (502), a surface of the ball bearing (218) and combinations thereof. The antifriction coating (504) maintains a coefficient of friction between the wear coating (502) and the ball bearing (218) of up to about 0.95 in atmospheres substantially devoid of water vapor.
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